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Video of the Day
Amazing photographer with Asperger's Syndrome:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVDdL-ekUkY&feature=player_embedded
Mom's cheque arrived today. Tomorrow I hope to put it in the bank and pay the minimum on my Visa bill. I should also take a bunch of clothes I never wear anymore to the Salvation Army and drop in to say hello to Walter as I drop a few pennies into the "Pennies for Ponies" bank I put in his shop.
Video of the Day...!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOuFa-AZqt0&feature=player_embedded#!
Had a great time at the CNE today! Didn't go on any rides but I had as much fun filming them on my digital camera. It was good to see DooDoo the Clown again! That was my favorite part of the day! My next favorite part was digging around in the button bin at the craft building. I'm always on the lookout for buttons that look like medieval shields to decorate my little carousel horses! I must have spent just over $10 alone on buttons and embroidery thread!
I pigged out on all kinds of free samples and wish I could have bought some of the sauces and condiments available but they make my backpack so heavy! I almost bought some movies too, they were 5 for $20 but i couldn't find two more that I liked and left without buying anything because I was starting to feel like I was in everyone's way. The three I almost bought were "A Little Princess", "The secret garden" and "Hitch-hiker's guide to the Galaxy." I already have the TV series but not the movie. At least I've seen it twice at the theatre but this is one of those annoying movies that's been on TV a million times but I ALWAYS miss the first half hour!!!
I did buy us a very nice KISS light switch cover. It's going to go in the hall next to the bathroom door.
I find that after DooDoo's show I'm really too tired to stick around much longer. The thing I don't like about the CNE is that there's nowhere quiet to go and rest if I don't want to go home right away. I was kind of disgusted that the Horse palace was closed this year.
September Issue
The New Planet Nilknarf is Out:
http://www.scribd.com/doc/36419087/September-2010
Anticipation
Well, tomorrow's my ultrasound. I KNOW I don't have any kind of cancer and they'll probably find nothing wrong this time either. It's just an annoying formality. At least by this time tomorrow it will be all over with. I'm still dreading it just the same, having to drink all that water and endure all that poking and prodding. I hope I don't wet myself. At least I know from last time to bring a change of clothes with me. And at least I'm not gushing uncontrollably all over the place like last time. I've been blissfully dry since mid June. I pray that all this poking and prodding, and worse, the jabbing and scraping that I have to endure for the biopsy, don't make the bleeding start again or worse cause me to have a manic episode and end up in the hospital and miss the convention. Part of me wonders if i should reschedule my appointment until AFTER the convention but another part of me desperately wants to get it over with and if I survive the convention will be a special reward for all my trials and tribulations.
Owie...
Well, today I had my long-awaited gynecologist appointment. She didn't actually DO anything but she had to ask a lot of questions. I have another appointment with her on the 13th because she has to do a biopsy! I could just feel the blood drain from my face at the mention of that word! And I have to go for another frigging ULTRASOUND in the meantime too!!! I couldn't be more creeped or bummed out if I were told I had CANCER!! At least I have a prescription for vaginal suppositories to insert the morning of my biopsy to relax the muscles and anti-anxiety meds to take half an hour before my appointment which she's warned may make me quite loopy. Personally I wish I could just be put out.
Between the ultrasound and the biopsy I hope all the poking and scraping doesn't trigger the bleeding to start up again. If it does, at least I have yet ANOTHER prescription that's supposed to diminish it. Biopsies and ultrasounds! At least my bloodwork was a piece of cake in comparison. Hardly anyone was in the lab at this clinic, unlike the lab at Dr. Kurtz's clinic which is almost always PACKED!! I'm getting my ultrasound at the Glacier Clinic just like last time, but this time they had BETTER NOT FORGET to send it to the doctor!! And this time I'm taking a change of clothing. You never know when the dam might burst! I'm preparing for the worst!
Link of the Day
I would love to have a conversation with this robot:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvcQCJpZJH8&feature=player_embedded
I can realte to having a "Bad Software Day" and I'm not even a robot!!!!!
Good Old Days....
Video of the Day; Dreamland in Margate, England
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxDKFb2iq_w&feature=related
I don't think this place exists anymore!
However it is interesting to notice that ENgland had cotton candy in the 50's and 60's but it didn't catch on in Holland until the late 1980's or early 90's.
You've Got to See This
Weird and wonderful bug carousel!!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgX8J6uTwYM&feature=player_embedded
Gotta Love IT!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFPwykVo7Wc&playnext=1&videos=VkOOG8vv5fk&feature=sub
All's Right With the World
Wayne came back to fix my computer again, this time at no extra charge. It's nice to have Open Office Writer working again so I could finally start working on the next issue of "Planet Nilknarf"! My pictures are in the F drive to free up more space on my hard drive. It's a slightly more convoluted journey at firstbut at least my computer remembers where they are when I need them.
It's been a quiet weekend. Got a little more done on Autn Kathy's baby blanket. Filled in all the pink in the bunny's ear but I must say all these want=a-tins are kind of a drag to fill in.
We watched a few episodes of "Leave it to Beaver."
I think I'll be heading for bed soon.
Seven and a half minutes in Heaven...
I love the music in this video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOaZS8zAI84&feature=related
Busy as a Buzzy Bee
Joyce Meyer was great yesterday! I took tons of notes at her sermon. It would be a blur to remember everythng now but I'm sure to write a short article in my newsletter.
I also look forward to writing about my visit to the CBC studio! It was fascinating!!
Worked at the hospital today, played several games of Yahtzee. Had a lift from Aunt Kathy to the hospital. She saw me waiting for the bus so she picked me up. We talked about the blanket and about Joyce Meyer and what I did yesterday.
Did you know that there's a butcher shop at the St.Lawrence market that has CAMEL and KANGAROO meat?! If they have horse, I don't wanna know about it. But seriously, camel and kangaroo both look very lean. Perhaps the most unusual meats I've eaten are moose and goat. That's mammals, not seafood. I've eaten squid and escargot but I don't think I could bring myself to try frog legs or rattlesnake.
Whatever....
Guess what, tomorrow I'm going to see Joyce Meyer tomorrow with Mark. I'll have to dip into the shuttle bus fund again but it'll be worth it.
I have a secret but I think I'd rather tell Janette myself than share it in here...
Worst Day in Ages
I'm through with Kerry's Place! At least for the time being! I arrive at the office and everyone else is buggering out the door to go to Canada's f**king Wonderland! Nice of them to invite me! I probably wouldn't have gone anyway. I hate Wonderland. The only good ride left is the carousel. Everything else has those crappy little safety seats that are only made for skinny people. And with my luck they've probably installed seat belts on the carousel!
So I lugged my bag of pictures there for nothing! I was not a happy camper. And Brandy's choice of words only made me madder; "You can't expect Kerry's Place to support you financially!" DUH!! Of course not! i just don't like surprises. I also expressed my frustration at not being able to find anyone who cared about my idea and she said "You can't expect everyone to jusst drop everything for you!" DUH!!! Of course not. If only someone just gave a tenth of a shit about my hopes and dreams. I was so angry I just had to leave. I didn't want to talk about going back to school or setting goals. I'm all "goaled-out!"
Part of me just felt like throwing my framed pictures on the ground and smashing them. I just cried all the way home. I am so sick of beig misunderstood. Neurotypicals! Gotta love 'em! I am just so fed up with people who just don't "get" me, especially when their choice of words makes me feel like I'm being a selfish b***h. It's about time the world DID revolve around me for a change. For at least one day, anyway. Or would that trigger another manic episode?
All's Right With the World Again...
Even though I'm out $60! But Wayne had to fix my computer. It was acting up. Yesterday I must have spent over half an hour on line with a technician who couldn't resolve the issue over the phone/Internet so I had to call Wayne to fix it. He hardly found anything wrong with my connection but he did have to give my computer a tune-up because it's been running so slow. As expected, it did have a virus or two that were causing it to be so draggy. It's so nice to not recieve the "Not Responding" razzberry!
The humidity is horrendous this evening. I'm going to have to spend some time in a cool bath before bed.
We had my birthday dinner at Ted & Marnie's last night and there was this annoying screaming kid outside. I could not get away from the racket unless I sat in the dining room. It's hard because I want to be part of the conversation but having my Walkman in one ear was too distracting. This kid was like fingernails on a chalkboard, so high-pitched. Dave didn't think it was a kid at all but a shrill, yappy dog. We have tons of dogs in ur neighbourhood and thank God none of them sound like THAT or I'd want to hunt it down and KILL IT!!! I actually LIKE the sound of dogs in our neighbourhood. In fact the other day when I was doing the dishes I got the giggles because the sound made me think of "Oomlelaloomlelaloomle!" Janette knows what I'm talking about. That's the word/sound we use to describe a tangled telephone cord. When Richard Livesy and I were toddlers, the telephone repairman was at our huse one day and Richard pointed to a hunk of tangled cord hanging out of the guy's pocket and exclaimed "Oomlelaloomlelaloomle!"
Dinner was delicious last night. We had steak, baked potatoes, Caesar salad and sliced tomatoes and my birthday cake was a Boston cream pie with whipped cream and strawberries. And I received a $50 gift certificate to use anywhere at the Oshawa Centre. I just want to make sure I go at a time when it's not too busy.
Aunt Kathy finally found that baby blanket she'd been telling me about so I've started working on it right away. I've already been paid for it. There was an American $50 bill pinned to the quilt. The quilt shows a picture of several furry animals; teedy bears, a tiger, a bunny and a mouse, cuddling up beneath a colourful quilt. The designs on the quilt are easy but the shading on the animals will be a greater challenge. Go figure, she started this quilt for her first grandchild and now they're all 8 years old and up! But she knows somebody else who's expecting so the blanket will be useful after all. Every day I take a picture of it on my digital camera to document how much progress I've been making.
This would be a cool place to visit someday...
http://www.fairground-heritage.org.uk/
I'm almost finished the latest horse for my quilt but when I finish this one I think I'm going to take a break for awhile in order to prepare more sheep T-shirts for the Sympsoium.
Did the dishes while I waited for my computer to boot up. Tonight's my birthday supper and Aunt Kathy is driving us there.
What a Day
I had a little unwanted drama on the way to the clubhouse this afternoon. A car was making a left-hand turn and as I was hurrying to get out of its way a cyclist came up behind me and scared the crap out of me. I kind of blew up and blamed it on PMS when it was really ASD...a classic sensory overload moment where everything suddenly had to clash in mere seconds. Thank God I was able to calm down and enjoy the rest of the afternoon. Art class was great. I brought my book home with me so I could scan some of my pictures and post them to my Facebook.
Instead of going straight home today I checked out that sewing and quilting place I'd heard so much about. It's more of a store than a meeting place. But they have so many GORGEOUS fabrics for sale! I was tempted by the fabric with the music notes! There's also this gorgeous rainbow fabric. The music notes was the best though; black on white or white on black. Imagine the gorgeous doll dresses I could make with that! Or quilts! I saw a clever pattern for a black-and- white quilt with mitred strips that make it look three-dimensional like a shelf. That's one idea for one of my future quilts. Plus I want to do one that's all in shades of blues!
I'm glad I did not see the movie "The Hangover." Not only do they tote around a screaming baby everywhere but they say some horrendously offensive things about people with autism!
And speaking of offensive things, I just received an email saying that they want to build a MOSQUE on GROUND ZERO!!!! HELLO????!!! My husband thinks this is some kind of hoax!
Good news though. My August "Carousel News & Trader" just arrived today. I wonder if Janette received the pictures I sent her.
Came across this interesting link about autism and empathy today....
http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2009-05-11/a-radical-new-autism-theory/
SOmeone is hammering and/or clanking something outside and it's beginning to....as the Pirate with the steering wheel in his pants said..drive me nuts!!!
Being 46 So Far
Didn't get up until 12:15 today! I must have been exhausted. I had trouble getting to sleep last night because my back was hurting really badly. It seemed to start when I got into the bathtub last night.
Our fridge is acting weird. I ended up throwing breakfast in the garbage. WARM cottage cheese with FROZEN strawberries! GRRRRRRRROSSSS!! At least the eggs were still all right so I ended up having scrambled eggs with toast, one of the few foods that are almost impossible to ruin.
I admit I'm battling feelings of depression. Just a dull ache, nothing major. Probably because I'm worried about travel expenses. WHAT have I gotten myself into. I knew there had to be a catch but that didn't stop me. I have to pay for my luggage, I have to pay for my airplane food and I have to pay for a shuttle bus to take me back and forth to the airport because my departure is so early in the morning and my arrival is so late at night. I need a miracle. I'm afraid to see how much money I've got in the bank.
When I go to the CNE with Janette, I'm bringing my own lunch and not going on any rides.
Sweet 16 with 30 Years Experience
I didn't go to my meeting to day. I was just too tired this morning. What was I thinking!? I could NOT face the idea of that awful bus ride to Kerry's Place on my BIRTHDAY!! Especially if I had to put up with screaming kids!
My birthday was okay. Dave gave me the complete "Leave it to Beaver" DVD set and the Bay City Rollers' "Strangers in the Wind" CD. We had our birthday supper yesterday at Harpo's. I had the seafood linguini, Caesar salad and peach Melba. Dave had the roasted red pepper soup, prime rib and cherry cheesecake. And there was plenty of garlic bread to share. Dave didn't really like his soup so he let me finish it! It was awesome! All day I've been craving more! All I can think about is how good that soup was when I dipped my bread in it! And of course I had TWO Margaritas!
I forgot to mail Aunt Anne her belated birthday card. I hope I get to do it tomorrow.
I was reading Richard's 'blog today and he was at Central Park and the carousel is closed for repairs until further notice! He says if his friend Sal were still in charge there'd be NO WAY the carousel would be allowed to close down in the middle of summer like that!!
My Toastmaster's meeting was good this evening but I had kind of a creepy experience on the way home, TWICE! There was this guy sitting there and we said hi to eachother and I said "How are you?" "Better than most" he replied, flirtatiously and then started babbling somethig profane, so I kept walking and he was walking behind me. I walked as quickly as I could and discreetly called out to Jesus. Closer to home, another guy was ranting and swearing and he crossed the street in my direction! Again I picked up the pace! It was scary! It wasn't even dark out yet and twice I had to encounter creepy weirdos. Next time I'm at Toastmasters I'll ask if someone can give me a ride home.
No birthday cake this year. Dave says we "forgot" one at his last birthday too. Hopefully they'll have one at Ted & Marnie's on the weekend.
On Friday night the movie "Stranger Than Fiction" is on. Dave insists we saw it at the theatre but I don't remember it at all. I wouldn't be surprised if we went during my manic episode. That would make it impossible to remember ANYTHING!!!
An Excellent Link!
http://www.examiner.com/examiner/x-21742-Long-Island-Autism-Examiner~y2010m7d26-Autism-conferences-who-do-they-really-help-and-how-autisticfriendly-are-they
Sad but true! Go figure, the first Geneva Autism Symposium I attended had its last day on the first day of the Baby & Toddler expo!! No wonder I ended up in the hospital with a manic episode!! And the arrangements for someone to meet me at the Go Station were botched too, not to mention that my reservation was screwed up and all I had was a puny little table when I also desperately needed a pegboard!! They're not supposed to screw us up this year because this year everybody gets the same thing and we ALL get a pegboard!
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